Shuttle guard for looms



April 14, 1925.

W. G. FISHER SHUTTIJE GUARD FOR LOOMS Filed April 10. 1923 Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHUTTLE GUARD FOR LOOMS.

Application filed April 10, 1923. Serial No. 631,156.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VVIL'LIAM G. Frsnnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sunbury, in the county of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shuttle Guards for Looms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for looms of all kinds and is an improvement in shuttle traps or guards for the same, being so constructed that in case a shuttle accidentally flies out of the warp it is confined within the trap or guard and deflected to the shuttle pocket on either side of the 100m thus protecting the operator or bystander from injury.

It is an improvement on my patent dated Feb. 14, 1922, No. 1, l06,835, and my patent dated February 26, 1924, No. 1,48%,939.

The various features of the invention will be hereinafter more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawin in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a part of a loom equipped with my improved shuttle guard and deflector.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the guard and deflector showing part of the deflector raised.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of guard and deflector taken at right angles to Figure 1 showing different positions of the same when loom is in operation.

Figure 4: is detailed sectional view Show ing one of the shuttle deflectors.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the hand rail and 2 the lay beam of any type of loom. 3 indicates downwardly curved brackets rigidly connected to the face of the hand rail 1 having a plurality of longitudinal rods extending between and connected to the same. Hinged to the lowermost bar of the rigid bars fk are two plates 8 carrying a plurality of longitudinal bars 5 extending downwardly to within a short distance of the threads, the said movable bars 5 being yieldingly locked in position by a boss 6 on the inner face of one of the exterior brackets 3 which cooperates with a depression in one of plates 8. 7 indicates downwardly directed deflectors fixed to the outer faces of the exterior rigid brackets 3 extending outwardly in the direction of the length of the guard, so as to guide the shuttle into a box or pocket at either side of the loom.

It will be readily seen that by arranging the longitudinal bars within a short distance of the thread it will be impossible for the shuttle to fly out of the guard and injure any one when it jumps out of the warp, and the hinged longitudinal rods can be easily raised to remove the shuttle in case it has not been deflected into the shuttle box by deflector 7.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a loom, the combination with the hand rail, of downwardly curved brackets rigidly connected to the hand rail, and dcfiectors secured to said brackets extending downwardly and outwardly in the direction of the length of the hand rail, of longitudinal fixed rods connected to and extending between said brackets, and a plurality of longitudinal rods secured to end plates which are hinged to one of the fixed rods, and means for locking the said movable rods in operative position.

2. In a loom, the combination with the hand rail, of brackets connected to and disposed at right angles to the hand rail, of deflectors secured to said brackets extending downwardly and outwardly in the direction of the length of the hand rail, of a plurality of longitudinal fixed rods or bars connected to said brackets, of a plurality of movable longitudinal rods hinged to the lowermost fixed bar, of means on the downwardly curved brackets for locking the said movable rods in operative position.

In testimony whereof 1 ailix my signature.

IVILLIAM G. FISHER. 

